Choosing a nursing home for a loved one is a heart-wrenching decision for any family. It’s an emotional task, and one that should not and cannot be made lightly. There’s no shortage…
Several large medical systems that control dozens of Maryland hospitals have been referring their patients to professionals, according to the Baltimore Sun. This would not be considered unusual…
Even though federal health officials have long recognized exposure to diesel fumes as a cancer risk, solid evidence for the link between breathing in chemicals contained in the vapor coming…
Currently, 43 of the 50 U.S. states have so-called dram shop laws that make it possible to hold an establishment liable if it sells an intoxicated patron alcohol and the patron subsequently…
In December 2010, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission approved new standards for cribs to protect the most vulnerable segment of the human population – infants. An alarming number…
When we are sick or injured, we turn to doctors and health care providers to make us whole again. We ask them to cure or control our disease and to repair our broken bodies. Thanks to huge…
The Oregon Inlet saga continues. Last week, the Virginian-Pilot reported that dredging will once again commence in the next few months in order to keep the North Carolina waterways connecting…
Sometimes serious legal issues can arise from the most unlikely of situations. Like this news story about a man stabbed with a golf club shaft during a brawl that broke out on a golf course in…
It’s the time of year in North Carolina (NC) when inclement weather rears its ugly head and, as a car accident attorney, I like to remind motorists traveling in bad weather that they have a…
A nationwide survey of nearly 2,000 physicians revealed that close to 20 percent of physicians disagreed with the notion that they should never tell a patient something that is not true. If that…
A car accident in York County, Virginia (VA), highlighted how important it is to always wear a seat belt and make sure your children are buckled up or secure in a car seat. During the February 2…
Eleven teens died on Virginia roads during the first three weks of January 2012. The same period of 2011 saw only three such fatalities. Those numbers were released in a report last week by the…